"One day there will be a psychological analysis forthcoming on what it is that drives people of all nationalities, (Americans are just the latest addition to this sad phenomenon), to adore a pretty ordinary 'leader', who, however has the ability of a good salesman to touch something in the core of each of them which feels aggrieved "
An underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex is probably the answer. Seems to be prevalent in the US.